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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 14:24:05 PST
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- From: "Mark C. Lawrence" <M.Lawrence@STANFORD.BITNET>
- Subject: IEFBR14, or, Much Ado About Nothing
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- REPLY TO 11/20/92 10:59 FROM IBM-MAIN@RICEVM1.BITNET "IBM Mainframe Discussion
- list": Re: IEFBR14
-
- On FRI 11/20/92, Dave Ulrick <A01DGU1@NIU.BITNET> said,
- >Subject: Re: IEFBR14
- >
- >I've heard of two bugs, actually:
- >
- >(a) Originally, IEFBR14 did only a "BR 14". It did not set a
- > return code of any kind in register 15. Therefore, a PTF
- > was issued to add the "SR 15,15" prior to the "BR 14". Thus,
- > the size of IEFBR14 was doubled overnight. :-)
-
- Right. Just think, if they ever put in their standard copyright
- notice, the size will increase by a factor of at least 10. Or is this
- a public domain program? :-)
-
- >(b) It was not originally link-edited as being refreshable and
- > reusuable. Another PTF was issued (or so the story goes) to
- > relink-edit IEFBR14 with those attributes.
-
- I hadn't heard that one. But actually, it is re-enterable (and the
- current version is so marked). After all, you wouldn't want to clog
- up precious core with several copies of this enormous program :-)
-
- Mark C. Lawrence
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